# NTSB MIA81FKA01: Cessna 337, N1308M, Aguadilla, PR, October 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1980
- Place: Aguadilla, PR · AGUADILLA,PR, PR
- Location: 18.4375° N, 67.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguadilla, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4375&lon=-67.1543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3676  80/10/10 NR.AGUADILLA,PR       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1010                    N1308M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORINQUEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYAGUEZ,PR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1308M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1308M-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 33701308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (registry code 2075721) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Borinquen

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801010057459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010057459A), Oct 10, 1980: Cessna 337E, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Hit runway with rear prop, on wheels up landing. Circled over ocean, rear engine out, stalled. Hit water, sank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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